Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers to 2025: Market Share and Key Industry Developments

Top Pharmacy Benefit Managers to 2025: Market Share and Key Industry Developments

Three is still the magic number for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). By 2025, 80% of all prescription claims will be processed by three companies: CVS Health’s CVS Caremark business, Cigna’s Express Scripts business, and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx business. Express Scripts continued to pull ahead of its peers, while CVS Caremark’s claim volume declined for … Read more

The new FDA-approved ‘Wegovy HD’ offers three times the dose of semaglutide

Wegovy FlexTouch 2.4 mg weight loss injectable medicine box and pen.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is approving a new, high-dose Vigovi (semglutide) injection. The 7.2 mg dose, called Vigovi HD, is intended for weight loss and long-term weight loss maintenance in adult patients. This is three times the previous maximum dose of 2.4 mg. This marks the fourth approval in … Read more